Sephis.org
Title
Sephis
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- The Sephis programme was established in 1994 and is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation. Sephis aims at encouraging the formation of a South-South network directed towards comparative historical research on long-term processes of change. The comparative perspective is at the core of the Sephis programme. Sephis considers this to be the most promising approach since the grand theories (e.g. modernization theory of the 1950-1960s and dependencia theory of the 1960-1970s) have fallen into disfavour. Today, studies of development have become more historical, more situational, and more concerned with theorizing at the 'middle range'. By choosing a comparative approach, Sephis acknowledges the existence of a variety of historical trajectories and perspectives. Conceding that the word 'comparative' may have different associations for each of us, Sephis does not use a single definition of comparative, but tries to encourage historians to reconsider the links between empirical research and methodological and conceptual issues. For this reason the Sephis Steering Committee selects its projects on the basis of their comparative perspective and their potential for contributing to more satisfactory and historical 'middle range' theories of development.
Languages
English
Address
- Cruquiusweg 31
- Amsterdam 1019 AT NETHERLANDS
Contact
- Iisg
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- +1 312066858
Additional Information
Related Domains
External Links
- Alexa: Sephis.org
- WHOIS for Sephis.org
